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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Carlton vs Brisbane Practice Match
Late to the discussion so apologies if I rehash other comments.Unfortunately if we want to keep players under done like McGovern and Marchbank it will be the players and coaches demise. Are coaches group haven’t learnt and it seems that Bolton was the scapegoat.
We brushed off last week's effort saying it was just a practice match! This was the real deal before it all starts. Apart from SPS, that's pretty much the team we'll be choosing from and after kicking the first 4 goals, we lost by 8!
Only made to look good early because Brisbane forgot to turn up...once they did, they made us look silly.
Like last week, only a few highlights for mine. Martin looks like he'll be really good for us but concerning at half time that he looked completely stuffed...maybe that's a knock on him? Walsh is just a competitive beast who does not stop and looks to have just picked up where he left off last year. TDK looks like he's worth taking a punt on early in the season. Silvagni should be in the first picked each week. Yes, his kicking for goal lets him down but he just busts a gut the whole time...running up and down, making a contest in the air and on the ground, chasing/tackling.
Too many downsides again though:
- Marchbank looks unfortunately like one of those blokes who just can't stay on the ground because of injuries. But to be honest, doesn't contribute much out there anyway.
- McGovern needs nothing short of a rocket. Does he not realise we'll be without Curnow for most of the season and McKay for a good part of it too? He looks lazy and no second efforts at all. At this rate Levi will need to play permanent forward and maybe TDK as second ruck/forward option depending on conditions for round 1.
- too many players with absolutely sh#t disposal skills. These blokes play/train virtually 5 days a week but still can't hit a team mate on his own from 30m away. How many turnovers yesterday? Blokes like Setterfield, Polson, Plowman, Marchbank just can't kick. Dow looked pretty good in parts with his run and carry but just blasts it into no mans land when he kicks it...and more often than not, straight to an opponent.
- did we win any free kicks for holding the ball tackles? Seemed like whenever we got tackled it was holding the ball but when we laid a tackle, it was a ball up.
If that's basically the lineup against Richmond we're gonna get our pants pulled down and make the calls louder for us to be taken away from the season opener each year.
Who ever our midfield coach needs to have a hard look at themselves. Fisher was a big problem at the start of last season when he played in the middle especially at CCB. He is to small. Enough is enough!!!